Dipuo Peters’ sanction was in line with the misdeed, says Ramaphosa
Parliament found her failure to appoint a Prasa group CEO when she was transport minister breached code of ethics
19 March 2024 - 18:47
President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his one-month suspension without pay of deputy small business development minister Dipuo Peters, which opposition parties say was too lenient a sanction for her actions.
In a question-and-answer session with MPs in the National Assembly, the president said the sanction was commensurate with the actions Peters was found to have committed as well as the sanction that the assembly decided to impose on her. ..
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